Home / 8,201,517.40-12,302,276.10-5,491,168.30

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 8,201,517.40, 12,302,276.10 and 5,491,168.30

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 8,201,517.40, 12,302,276.10 and 5,491,168.30 is: 8,236,752.45

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    8,201,517.40 : 12,302,276.10 = 5,491,168.30 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    8,201,517.40/12,302,276.10 = 5,491,168.30/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    8,201,517.40x = 12,302,276.10 × 5,491,168.30
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    8,201,517.40x = 67,553,868,538,167.62
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 67,553,868,538,167.62/8,201,517.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 8,236,752.45

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.